Sentences with phrase «conservative governments support»

The primary reason is that when conservative governments support fossil fuels and nuclear over renewables, power prices to society rise.

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The Conservative MP, who has been responsible for digital industries in the UK since 2010, added that he was looking forward to supporting government from the backbenches.

The Conservative government of the day followed through on some of the report's ideas, updating R & D tax incentives and boosting support for early - stage risk capital.

The Federal Reserve's ultra-low interest - rate policy since the financial crisis may have lent support to a listless economy and made the government's massive debt a lot easier to finance, but it's been more than hard on retirees and conservative savers.

The Conservative minority government agreed Tuesday to back the opposition - proposed amendment to its Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill after enough Conservative lawmakers supported the measure.

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Legitimate small business tax rules — put in place by previous Liberal and Conservative governments to support small business growth and expansion — are now thought of as loopholes being exploited by the fat - cat owner of the neighbourhood coffee shop, chiropractor or dry cleaner.

The opposition NDP and Liberals both support loosening marijuana laws, and welcomed the government's trial balloon — in part, because the Conservatives have regularly attacked Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau over his support for legalizing marijuana.

Their rise is cutting deeply into support for Greece's two mainstream parties — the conservative New Democracy party and the center - left Socialists, known as Pasok — that share power in a fractious coalition government.

Over the years, Bombardier has received roughly $ 1 billion in federal support, from governments of all political stripes, including the last Conservative one.

«A Conservative government will continue to deliver low taxes, strong support for families and seniors, safer streets and communities, and protection from rising national and international security threats,» Thom said.

Then there is the «private member's bill» tactic, where the government pretends it's just this or that backbencher introducing anti-union measures, but those measures are supported and probably drafted by the Conservative inner circle.

Conservatives are railing against dual decisions by the British government to prevent Alfie Evans» parents from transporting him to Italy for further treatment, and to order Alfie's doctors to withdrawal life support from Alfie, which they did, and which soon led to Alfie's death.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared his support for TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline in a speech to the Calgary Petroleum Club in October 2013 while also criticizing the Conservative government's approach to lobbying for the pipeline in Washington D.C. «They have poked and prodded, annoyed and irritated the Obama administration at every turn.

I support the NDP government's decision continue investing in public services and much - needed public infrastructure projects rather than slashing - and - burning, as the opposition conservative would do.

A Progressive Conservative government would spend $ 1.9 billion over the next decade on mental health and addiction supports and housing, Leader Doug Ford says.

Opponents of Bill C - 51 claimed that new spy laws passed by the former Conservative government with support from the Liberals could target Canadian citizens who oppose the expansion of oil pipelines.

The party is pushing to overcome a surge of support for the Liberals that seems to threatens any chance of the Conservatives winning a majority government and potentially a minority as well.

This was a «no go» area for Canada under the Conservative Harper government, which repeatedly affirmed its strong support for Canada's supply management system.

Supporters have praised the government for supporting the elderly, who are some of the most vulnerable in society, while critics have said increasing the state pension is a ploy to secure votes from older people, the majority of whom vote Conservative.

First, charismatics espouse a conservative morality that, reflected in their traditional interpretation of Romans 13, seems to offer uncritical support to the government.

The REAL freeloaders are the Republican Conservatives that suck away government tax dollars to support their pseudo-Christian values.

A growing coalition of conservative political leaders, religious groups and government officials is leading the attack against publicly supported programs of sex education, school - based health centers, guidance programs in family planning, and other activities designed to address the sexual needs of youth from both a social and a health perspective.

But now many powerful forces are aligned against school food reform: the processed food industry, which has a huge financial stake in the program and powerful lobbyists on Capitol Hill; the need of school districts to make their meal programs break even; First Lady Michelle Obama's vocal support of school food reform, which has politicized the issue for some conservatives hoping to score political points; and conservatives» general distrust of «big government.»

«Most extraordinary of all, the two great achievements of British diplomacy of the last decades in Europe, supported by Governments both Labour and Conservative, — namely the Single Market and European Enlargement — are now apparently the two things we most regret and want to rid ourselves of!

That's our overall approach... We're not talking about tactical support for a Conservative government, absolutely no way.»

The government was at that time a coalition, and Montagu had to gain support from Conservative MPs and Lords who felt strongly that all such grants of power to «natives» ran the risk of undermining the Empire.

Zac Goldsmith forced a by - election in Richmond Park in apparent principled protest against the Conservative government's support for expanding Heathrow.

There is nothing remotely surprising or impressive about business leaders supporting a Conservative government.

Most Liberal Democrat activists want the party to support Labour rather than the Conservatives in government after the next general election, a poll has found.

With neither Labour nor the Conservatives likely to be capable of forming a majority government and given the SNP's fragmented unionist opponents north of the border, Britain's first - past - the - post electoral system could allow Nicola Sturgeon's party to exact a high price for support of a government in the Commons.

As to your question, the American Conservative can justify the Revolutionary war by means of support of classical Liberal Ideology, under which, a government derives power from the consent of the govern.

Elizabeth Price Foley in her latest book, The Tea Party: Three Principles, argued that the Tea Party has three core principles: limited government; an unapologetic support of US sovereignty; and constitutional originalism (i.e. the judicial philosophy practiced by conservative Supreme Court justices Scalia and Thomas).

His unsuccessful bid in 2014 to strengthen significantly the Government's recall proposals won the support of almost half of Conservative MPs in a free vote but fell well short of getting through thanks to a strong Labour turnout against his amendment.

It would be true that voting for the SNP helps the Tories if the SNP might support a Conservative led government.

We must never forget that this year the Conservative Government is spending # 34 billion on defence, but # 50 billion on support for the sick and disabled.

No - one voting to spite the Conservatives will support the deputy prime minister of a Tory - led government.

The dispute put Quinn in the crosshairs of social conservative voters who tend to support the use of government to reinforce traditional social relations, according to a Pew research report.

Then there are 8 % of people who think that a Labour government with SNP support is likely, and would be a good thing, the Conservative argument will fall flat with them.

#BESFactCheck data suggests that most voters do not support a coalition — 56 % of voters would prefer to see either a Conservative or Labour majority government to either of them being involved in another coalition.

But at this point in the campaign, that only fuels arguments from the Conservatives about the risks involved in a minority Labour government supported by the SNP.

The Greens are currently claiming on ITV that the collapse in Lib Dem support and switch to them reflects the toxicity of their association with the Conservative Party: #BESFactCheck suggests that it is more likely reflect the fact that voters do not credit the Liberal Democrats with any of the major successes or the failures of the coalition government: fewer than one in five voters believe that the Lib Dems in government have been responsible for the upturn in the economy, changes in the NHS, changes in levels of crime, changes in levels of immigration and changes in the standards of education.

Finally YouGov asked the remainder if they'd prefer a Conservative government to a Labour - SNP deal and took away those 6 % respondents who thought a Labour government reliant on SNP support was a bad thing but would still prefer it to a Tory government.

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«This race will be a choice between a community advocate who stands for ethics reform in government, supporting small businesses and middle class workers, and equality for all people, or a out of touch 1 % er who represents big business, back door politics as usual, and the conservative agenda,» Small said.

Whether it's his staunch support of the Second Amendment, his understanding that government spending must be reined in or his plans to repair the damage done during President Obama's tenure, John Faso will fight for conservative values and change the status quo in Washington,» said Ed Magilton, Chair of the Sullivan County Conservconservative values and change the status quo in Washington,» said Ed Magilton, Chair of the Sullivan County ConservativeConservative Party.